Seven people were detained in the Central African Republic in the case of a terrorist attack against the head of the Russian House

The police of the Central African Republic detained seven people who may be related to the terrorist attack, as a result of which the head of the Russian House, Dmitry Syty, was injured, transmits TASS with reference to an employee of the Ndeke Luka radio station.

“Seven people were detained, some of them were interrogated and released,” the source said.

Assassination attempt on Dmitry Sytoy was committed in the capital of the CAR, Bangui, on 16 December. The Embassy of the Russian Federation in the republic specified that the head of the Russia House received an anonymous package with explosives inside. She detonated in his hands. Satisfied was hospitalized. December 19th became it is known that Sytyi’s condition after the assassination attempt remains difficult, a decision was made to evacuate him to Russia.

Later, at the scene of the assassination, the CAR police found threatening note. “This is for you from all the French. The Russians will get out of Africa,” was printed in Russian on a narrow piece of paper.

The Russian Foreign Ministry resolutely condemned the assassination attempt on the head of the Russia House in the Central African Republic, and also expressed the hope that as a result of an operational investigation by the competent authorities, those responsible for organizing and committing this crime would be identified and “will suffer the deserved punishment.”